In which we look at once common curiosities of pop culture that don’t exist anymore, be it because of changing tastes, the fragmentation of culture, or merely the fickle nature…
In honor of the release of …Like Clockwork, we review the 10 best Queens of the Stone Age songs to date.
Once more unto the breach, dear friends! As we cracked open Disc Five of this 7-disc mammoth, releasing a faint mingled scent of Pop Rocks, Aqua Net, and the first…
18 Observations On Star Wars As It Turns 36, Just As I Did Last July 1. This was one of the first VHS tapes we owned; we had a guy…
Despite being the Frank Lloyd Wright of young-adult fiction (in that she’s the towering, influential force, and the first name that comes to mind for her respective discipline), there has…
Ted Asregadoo and Matt Wardlaw talk to Ken Caillat about his book, “Making Rumours: The Inside Story of the Classic Fleetwood Mac Album.”
Houndmouth frontman Matt Myers dodges comparisons and gets his kicks just fine
Originally released in 1990 as Remarks: The Story Of R.E.M. (and subsequently updated, minus the photos, as Remarks Remade in 2002), Perfect Circle is the fitting, final written chapter of…
It’s impossible to have grown up in the ’70’s without hearing The Eagles as a staple of AM radio, let alone not have been seduced by the catchy tunes and…
A surprising release from this Iowa City/Fort Collins duo; music that is bright and sunny, counterbalanced by somewhat dark lyrics. I like this; it’s wide – all over the map…
In revisiting Green, I have to remove myself from the R.E.M.-worshiper that I was in the ’80’s; I was younger and a bit more crassly idealistic. Having not cared for…
Marshall Crenshaw. At this point, one word sums him up: legend. From his entry into the fray with his now-classic “Someday Someway” to recording some of the most solid albums…
The only thing I experienced last night that was more intense than Tomahawk was the near-Biblical thunderstorm I drove through on the way home.
The Counting Crows frontman prepares to hit the road, and returns from the creative wilderness with a new batch of songs
On his appearance in the new season of “Arrested Development,” the band’s upcoming album, and more
In a week with Nirvana and Nine Inch Nails, Olivia Newton-John shows up to the party as the sober police.
Suburban Metal Dad, Popdose’s resident webcomic. Read a new one every Monday and Friday. Click the pic to enlarge. Would you rather hear about your stuff than other people’s stuff? Tell…
If you loved the first season of The Killing, you’ll be glad to hear that the show has regained its footing.
On a damp evening at City Winery in New York, a cheerful crowd gathered for the second of three shows featuring Dave Davies of the Kinks. Not having toured in…
Join Popdose for a look back at three decades of Babyface’s wide-ranging influence as a singer, songwriter, and producer.
It’s Friday! Friday! Friday! Time to shuffle up and deal out another Friday Five.
The actor, comedian, and “Fairly Legal” star talks to Popdose about his favorite childhood cartoons.
Suburban Metal Dad, Popdose’s resident webcomic. Read a new one every Monday and Friday. Click the pic to enlarge. Do you expect everything (except this comic) to be great? Tell us…
Florence Ballard was part of one last hit before she was brutally dismissed from the Supremes
In preparation for the Man Of Steel, let’s look back at the Hunk Of Junk.
Let’s begin with full disclosure, POPDOSE loves Caro Emerald. I discovered the Dutch salsa, jazz, mambo pop supernova while driving through Chiang Mai, Thailand in 2011 and interviewed her a year…
I’m not sure Now You See Me is a real movie—I’m pretty sure it’s part of the massive viral marketing campaign for last weekend’s huge Arrested Development revival. Evidence: it…
